Melica ciliata L.

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Melica ciliata L. subsp. taurica (K. Koch)
Tzvelev	Poaceae
Cespitose, occasional escape from
cultivation nearby, inflorescence greenish-
white, not or slightly secund; 80-100
spikelets/infl; leaves and sheaths minutely
scabrous; leaves inrolled; lemma ciliate on
margins, papillose; dry rock sunny ground,
with Rubus armeniacus, Cytisus scoparius,
Hypericum perforatum, near West Seattle
Bridge, SE of Harbor Island, Duwamish
River mouth, elev. 3 m, T24N R4E SI8,
47° 34’ N, 122° 21’ W, industrial area,
Riverside, Seattle
Coll. Peter F. Zika 19860 16 June 2004
New York Botanical Garden
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